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Robert Easter named dean of College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Robert A. Easter today was named the dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has served as interim dean since August 2001. His appointment was approved by the board of trustees at its meeting in Springfield. Easter, an expert in swine nutrition, […]
Heidi Hurd named dean of College of Law
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Heidi M. Hurd was named the dean of the College of Law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by the board of trustees at its meeting today (July 18) in Springfield. A scholar of law and philosophy, Hurd will become the college’s 11th dean, effective Aug. 21, succeeding Thomas Mengler. She currently […]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute to fund science education, outreach programs
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. An ongoing, multi-faceted science education and outreach program, which benefits undergraduates as well as elementary through high school teachers and students across Illinois, is among 44 proposals nationwide that will receive funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Maryland-based HHMI announced today (Tuesday) that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will receive $1.7 […]
Professor receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers at White House
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Charles F. Gammie, a professor of physics and of astronomy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was among 60 young researchers named as recipients of the 2001 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the government on young professionals at the outset of their independent research […]
Graduate students’ exhibition to open Friday at I-space
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Six graduate-student artists will exhibit their work July 12 through Aug. 10 at the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The show, titled “Location, Location, Location,” will feature installation work, sculpture, photography, painting and multi-media works by the students, who are enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts program in […]
UI Flash Index rises slightly; slowdown is moderating, economist says
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The University of Illinois Flash Economic Index rose last month to 95.0 from its 94.2 level in May. This is the first increase in the Index in eight months, but it does not necessarily mean that the Illinois economy is rebounding. The level is still below 100, the dividing line between growth and […]
Colombo named interim dean of College of Law
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — John D. Colombo today was named interim dean of the College of Law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The university Board of Trustees, meeting in Chicago, approved the appointment, effective immediately. His appointment expires Aug. 30, by which time a new dean is expected to have been named. Colombo, a […]
Teachers learn to integrate technology into classes during weeklong workshops
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. More than 1,200 Illinois educators have upgraded their computer skills during the past four summers through a weeklong institute called “A Moveable Feast.” Starting next week, as many as 500 more will get the same opportunity, at 10 locations throughout the state. The institute, organized by the College of Education at the University […]
Hosts sought to share American culture with visitors
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The Intensive English Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is hoping to recruit dozens of friendly local residents who would like to host visiting Japanese and Korean college students in Champaign-Urbana this summer. Students from Korea Maritime University (Pusan) will be on campus for three weeks in July, and Japanese students […]
Three researchers to take part in mapping the honeybee genome
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A buzz being heard around the entomology department these days is a genomic celebration. Three departmental researchers will have key roles in a recently announced federal project to map the some 15,000 genes of a honeybee (Apis mellifera). The work, to be done at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, is the […]
Journalism students reveal most probable ‘Deep Throat’ identities
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. After six semesters of digging and analysis, a journalism class at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has produced a list of seven candidates for “Deep Throat,” the anonymous source who helped two Washington Post reporters expose the Watergate scandal in the early 1970s. The identity of the source has been a subject […]
Summer workshop for teachers to boost knowledge of world religions
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. For the first time, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign this summer is offering a weeklong institute for pre-collegiate teachers to boost their knowledge and understanding of world religions. “Knowledge for the Global Classroom: World Religions” will take place July 7-13 on the Illinois campus. The organizers and sponsors of the institute are […]